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US Strike Kills Tren de Aragua Leader; Trump Shows Video

6/13/2026

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U.S. Southern Command conducted a kinetic strike in Venezuela that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of Tren de Aragua.
President Donald Trump posted a video of an exploding building on Truth Social to announce the killing.
Guerrero Flores had been indicted in New York on racketeering, terrorism-support and cocaine-conspiracy charges, prompting a $5 million reward, while the State Department designated Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization.

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U.S. Southern Command conducted a kinetic strike in Venezuela that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of Tren de Aragua.
President Donald Trump posted a video of an exploding building on Truth Social to announce the killing.
Guerrero Flores had been indicted in New York on racketeering, terrorism-support and cocaine-conspiracy charges, prompting a $5 million reward, while the State Department designated Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization.